Author: Dan Houston
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Historic St Michael’s Mount Post boat resurrected by students
Boatbuilding students from Falmouth Marine School have saved a little bit of Cornish History, with the restoration of a vintage Cornish post boat. The St Michaels Mount Post Boat, managed by the National Trust and… […]
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Maritime awareness pack for schools
Press release from The Mission to Seafarers Launches First Maritime Education Pack for Primary Schools LONDON, 27th September 2018 – An education pack aimed at primary school pupils has been launched by The… […]
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Thermal cameras that track “targets”
Demo by Harry Heasman – UK sales manager for Raymarine of the latest Flir thermal imaging cameras. Seen these before and they are great for piloting into a strange port at night picking out bridges… […]
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Thermal cooker saves time and energy
We’re big fans of these devices. They work like a thermos flask with a double skin of stainless steel that creates a thermal barrier around the inner pot. The idea is that you begin cooking… […]
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MS Amlin Seamanship Award 2018
The MS Amlin Seamanship Award 2018 has been presented to the four race crew of Sunsail 4018. Four ex-service personnel, from charity “Supporting Wounded Veterans”, raced on Sunsail 4018 in The Round the Island Race… […]
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World’s first 300hp diesel outboard from UK
With just a month to go until the launch of the world’s first 300hp diesel outboard engine, British diesel engine innovator, Cox Powertrain is preparing for its much anticipated European on-water demonstrations of the CXO300… […]
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LAST CHANCE AUCTION FOR PROJECT BOATS
BOAT AUCTION, BOAT JUMBLE AND WATER FUN DAY Dozens of project boats at Blackwater Marina at Maylandsea are being given a last chance by auctioning them off on Sunday October 7 with three months… […]
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Tomy’s rescue latest – yacht salvage
Latest on Tomy (from 3pm 26 September) The Australian frigate HMAS Ballarat will be within helicopter range of Ile de Amsterdam at first light tomorrow (Thursday) and will commence operations to pick up Gregor… […]
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Four New Galleries at National Maritime Museum
On 20 September 2018, Royal Museums Greenwich (RMG) opened four new permanent galleries following a major £12.6M redevelopment project, supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) through The National Lottery (4.6M). With over 1,100 objects… […]
